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Flowers of Freethought (First Series) ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠋⠁⠍⠊⠝⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠉⠉⠕⠥⠝⠞⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠑⠗⠎⠑⠉⠥⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀
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⠃⠗⠥⠞⠁⠇⠊⠞⠽⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠗⠊⠍⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠛⠕⠧⠑⠗⠝⠍⠑⠝⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠁⠍⠊⠝⠑⠀⠀⠋⠁⠇⠇⠎⠀⠥⠏⠕⠝⠀
⠍⠥⠇⠞⠊⠞⠥⠙⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠏⠑⠁⠎⠁⠝⠞⠎⠀⠺⠓⠕⠀⠝⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠎⠁⠺⠀⠁⠀
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⠠⠉⠵⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠝⠕⠞⠀⠛⠕⠀⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠇
⠀⠕⠗⠀⠁⠀⠎⠊⠝⠛⠇⠑⠀⠃⠕⠞⠞⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠉⠓⠁⠍⠏⠁⠛⠝⠑⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠕
⠀⠙⠕⠥⠃⠞⠀⠁⠀⠏⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠊⠙⠊⠕⠞⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠺⠕⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠛⠕⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠝⠛⠞⠓⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠎⠎⠑⠗⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠗⠀⠀⠊⠝⠎⠊⠝⠥⠁⠞⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠑⠁⠗⠞⠓⠟⠥⠁⠅⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠠⠚⠁⠏⠁⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀
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⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠙⠑⠞⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠺⠓⠕⠇⠑⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠋⠑⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋
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⠊⠝⠀⠠⠉⠇⠁⠥⠙⠊⠁⠝⠂⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠕⠥⠞⠀⠃⠑⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠇⠑⠁⠎⠞
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⠠⠇⠑⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠊⠙⠊⠕⠞⠎⠂⠀⠓⠕⠺⠑⠧⠑⠗⠀⠝⠥⠍⠑⠗⠕⠥⠎⠂

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